Al Bauer vs. Sean Newcomb — Career Comparison

Al Bauer
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis MaroonsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sean Newcomb
MillenialMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sean Newcomb built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Bauer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sean Newcomb posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.2 and WHIP 1.469 compared to 5.37 and 1.752 for Al Bauer. By the career numbers, Sean Newcomb had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Bauer and Sean Newcomb

Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.17
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.84
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.17
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.12
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.52
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.01
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.52
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.15
29.15
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.01
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.37
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
4.2
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
27
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1570
27
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.2
9
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523.1
9
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
8.89
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
8.43
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.89
8.89
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.98
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
6.88
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
4.59
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.88
6.88
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
4.36
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
9.1
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.248
1.248
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.521
1.521
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
2.52
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.38
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.4
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
42.76
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2296
39.49
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.45
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
8.05
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
4.52
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.05
8.05
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.22
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.77
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.752
1.752
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
35.89
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1981
34.07
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.86
6.86
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.76
42.76
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.49
39.49

Fielding Stats for Al Bauer and Sean Newcomb

Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.17
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.84
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.12
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
27
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1570
27
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
9
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523.1
9
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.33
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.15
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.83
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
1.34
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.5
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.29
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.82
81.82
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.15
96.15
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.15
29.15
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Bauer and Sean Newcomb

Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
182.61
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
1365.31
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
600
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
600
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
495.92
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
3
18.37
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.24
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.12
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.12
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
25.62
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
1.57
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
4
24.49
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
36.73
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
24.49
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.12
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
30.61
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.14
29.68
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.5
-33.68
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
18.37
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
57
348.98
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.75
5.75
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
1.72
1.72
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
85.71
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.12
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA